Did the Vostok missions have their own mission patches or was this something created after the fact much like our Mercury flight patches?

Robert Pearlman

The Vostok missions did not have their own mission patches. These appear to be commemoratives based on the design of vintage Soviet znachki — collectible pins.

garyd2831

Thanks Robert for the information. They are pretty cool in my opinion.

SpaceCadet1983

Yes, Robert, I concur with your assessment. eBay is flooded with them.

garyd2831

Maybe I will go with the pins verse the patches for time period accuracy.

kyra

quote:Originally posted by garyd2831:Maybe I will go with the pins verse the patches for time period accuracy.

This can be a tricky issue in itself without a good collecting guide. I recommend "космонавтики на значках СССР" as the definitive source for year of issuance and quantities issued (tiradzj) for each pin/badge. Some sellers have abused the word "rare" or claim a false year of issue and overcharge.